Exhibitions
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Opens in 30 days Boston Public Library and Leventhal CenterDeclarations: Printing a New Nation
See eight different printings of the Declaration of Independence, and take a journey that explores how the news of independence spread out from Philadelphia in the summer of 1776 when the ink was not yet dry on the founding documents of a new nation.
April 11, 2026 – September 13, 2026
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Open Now Boston AthenaeumImagined Nation: America at 250
Explore how the nation has been continuously envisioned in art and print culture since its founding. View multiple early printings of the Declaration of Independence alongside George Washington's library, paintings, sculpture, prints, and more.
February 12, 2026 – November 14, 2026
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Open Now Massachusetts Historical Society1776: Declaring Independence
In 1776, news of the Declaration of Independence echoed across the colonies and around the world. Discover how Americans drafted a path to liberty and explore the Declaration’s legacy as a national beacon of celebration and protest.
March 6, 2026 – December 19, 2026
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Opens in 67 days Harvard Library, Houghton LibraryWar of Words: A Citizen's-Eye View of the Revolution
From the first protests against British taxation to the treaty that ended the war, War of Words brings together the posters, pamphlets, newspapers, and images that brought news of the American Revolution to those who lived through it.
May 18, 2026 – August 7, 2026
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Opens in 18 days Harvard Library, Harvard University ArchivesHarvard and the American Revolution
This exhibition explores Harvard’s many roles in that struggle—as a Continental Army headquarters and as a community where bold ideas and dissent flourished—through objects, documents, and stories from the collections of the Harvard University Archives.
March 30, 2026 – December 18, 2026
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